Central Colorado AHEC
Connecting.....
Students to Careers,
Professionals to Communities and
Communities to Better Health
Central Colorado AHEC is is a regional service education center for 11 counties including: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, El Paso, Gilpin, and Jefferson.
News
The Colorado Trust - Scholarship
Colorado AHEC Health Professions Scholarship Application for 2009-2010 online at http://hschealth.uchsc.edu/ahec
Deadline is June 30, 2009
Secretary Sebelius Makes Recovery Act Funding Available to Bolster Health Care in Needy Communities, Relieve Providers’ Student Debt
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of nearly $200 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support student loan repayments for primary care medical, dental and mental health clinicians who want to work at National Health Service Corps (NHSC) sites. [More]
Registered Nurses Returning to Practice
This course has been designed and developed as an "online" refresher course for the RN who needs to activate their nursing license or the nurse who wishes to return to active nursing practice. It is an "anytime, anywhere" program. More information at www.CentralCOAHEC.org/RNRefresher
LPN/LVN Refresher Course
This course has been designed and developed as an "online" refresher course for the LPN or LVN who needs to activate their nursing license or for those who wish to return to active nursing practice. It is an "anytime, anywhere" program. Click here for more information on the LPN Refresher Course
Collaborations
Adams County Education Coalition
An unprecedented coalition between local business, school districts, post-secondary education institutions, and social and human services ... www.adamscountyeducation.org/Adams-County.html
Aurora Lights- Health Career Pipeline
A program in Partnership with the CO AHEC Program office, Aurora Public School District, Aurora Community College, UCD and UCD Anschutz Campus, Metro Community Provider Network.
Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence
The Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence is the only organization in Colorado exclusively dedicated to ensuring that our state has adequate numbers of highly-qualified nurses. Sign-up for their monthly newsletter.
Colorado Nurses Association
The Colorado Nurses Association is a professional organization of registered nurses in Colorado. View their Website.
Colorado Health Institute
The Colorado Health Institute (CHI) is an independent, nonprofit health policy and research organization based in Denver, Colorado. [More information]
Health-e Denver
The Denver Public Library has a new portal for local health information for you and your family. Take a look at http://www.denverlibrary.org/research/health/
National Area Health Education Center
The National Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Network consists of two complementary programs. [More information]
Southwest Center for Public Health Preparedness (SWCPHP)
The overall mission of the Southwest Center for Public Health Preparedness is to help prepare the public health workforce response to bioterrorism and emerging health threats ...[more information]